United States v. Derald W. Geddes

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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UNITED STATES,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
DERALD W. GEDDES,
Defendant-Appellant
BLACK ROCK VENTURES, NATIONWIDE BANK,
WEBER COUNTY, UTAH,
Defendants
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2025-2044
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
District of Utah in No. 1:17-cv-00167-RJS, Judge Robert J.
Shelby.
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ON MOTION
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Before LOURIE, PROST, and CHEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
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The United States moves to dismiss Derald W. Ged-
des’s appeal. Mr. Geddes has not responded.
After the United States District Court for the District
of Utah entered judgment against Mr. Geddes on federal
tax-related claims, Mr. Geddes filed a notice of appeal di-
rected to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit, docketed there as No. 25-4108 and still pending,
and another notice directed to this court.1 The United
States moves to dismiss the appeal docketed here, arguing
that the Tenth Circuit is the proper venue.
This court generally only has jurisdiction to review dis-
trict court cases arising under the patent laws, see 28
U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1); civil actions on review to the district
court from the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
see id. § 1295(a)(4)(C); and cases involving certain damages
claims against the United States “not exceeding $10,000 in
amount,” id. § 1346(a)(2), see id. § 1295(a)(2). The United
States is correct that his case does not fall within that lim-
ited jurisdiction. We also agree that transfer to the Tenth
Circuit is unnecessary because an appeal from the same
judgment already is pending there.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion to dismiss is granted.
1 The notice transmitted here is directed to this
court, ECF No. 1-2 at 3, but in other places states that Mr.
Geddes seeks to appeal to the United States Court of Fed-
eral Claims, ECF No. 1-2 at 1.
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(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
September 26, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
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